EAW053005 ENGLAND (1953). Brunswick Wharf (Blackwall) Power Station, East India Docks and environs, Blackwall, 1953
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Title | [EAW053005] Brunswick Wharf (Blackwall) Power Station, East India Docks and environs, Blackwall, 1953 |
Reference | EAW053005 |
Date | 19-November-1953 |
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Place name | BLACKWALL |
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District | |
Country | ENGLAND |
Easting / Northing | 538801, 180752 |
Longitude / Latitude | 0.00028702927777902, 51.508145068541 |
National Grid Reference | TQ388808 |
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Green & Siley Weir ship repair yard. |
Peter |
Tuesday 31st of May 2016 10:11:25 AM |
In later years this cooling-water pumphouse bore a large notice marking the Greenwich Meridian. |
Peter |
Tuesday 31st of May 2016 10:10:32 AM |
In 1953 the power station was coal-fired. It was later converted to oil-firing. |
Peter |
Tuesday 31st of May 2016 10:08:51 AM |
London Hydraulic Power Company.
Supplied hydraulic power to lifts and hoists throughout London via a extensive network of pipes. Pipes later became valuable as ducts for internet cables and fibres ! |
Peter |
Tuesday 31st of May 2016 10:07:41 AM |